Tag: Federal Trade Commission

The True Meaning of DNT

| August 9, 2011

The widespread adoption of audience targeting by Madison Avenue has prompted the Federal Trade Commission to call for more oversight of the industry through a proposed solution named Do Not Track (DNT). While the government’s intention is noble, DNT has become somewhat of a misnomer by adding more confusion than clarity. It’s time that we [...]

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Incisive Media’s ClickZ Offers Comments on the Federal Trade Commission’s Proposal

| March 8, 2011 | 0 Comments

Do-Not-Track Mechanism Proposed by the FTC Affects the Online Ad Industry NEW YORK – ClickZ, Incisive Media’s resource for digital marketing news, information, commentary, advice, opinion and research, offered comments on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposal to establish a do-not-track mechanism. FTC’s proposal would give consumers more control over the advertising they see, but [...]

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Self-Regulation, Your Business and Your Privacy

| December 17, 2009 | 0 Comments

http://blog.betteradvertising.com/2009/12/07/self-regulation-your-business-and-your-privacy/ By Scott Meyer, CEO, Better Advertising Fitting The Pieces of Self-Regulation Together WASHINGTON – At Better Advertising, we believe that industry self-regulation is the key to more transparent ads that produce better results. How our industry fits the pieces of Self-Regulation together will be a major topic of conversation at the FTC’s Exploring Privacy [...]

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IAB Calls on FTC to Rescind Blogger Rules; Questions Constitutionality

| October 22, 2009 | 0 Comments

NEW YORK – The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to withdraw recently issued enforcement guidance regarding the opinions and commentary of bloggers and other participants in social media, saying the rules unfairly and unconstitutionally impose penalties on online media for practices in which offline media have engaged for decades. [...]

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FTC Cracks Down on Endorsements, Testimonials Practices in Advertising

| October 8, 2009 | 1 Comment

US bloggers and publishers of all sizes are now asked to declare all forms of compensation they receive in order to promote products and services on their sites. Not doing to can lead to penalties of up to 11,000 USD, according to new regulations issued earlier by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It is for [...]

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24/7 Real Media Introduces Open AdStream Contract Management Powered by FIVIA

| March 11, 2009 | 0 Comments

Fully-integrated, End-to-End Solution Simplifies Contract Management for Web publishers NEW YORK – 24/7 Real Media, Inc., the leading global digital marketing company, introduced Open AdStream® with fully integrated end-to–end contract management functionality powered by FIVIA. This functionality will integrate seamlessly with Open AdStream to offer publishers around the world a powerful all-in-one ad management solution. [...]

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Key Advertising Groups Committed to Strong Industry Self-Regulation and the Development of Privacy Guidelines for Online Behavioral Advertising Data Use and Collection

| February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment

NEW YORK – Four leading marketing and advertising industry associations stated their continuing commitment to work together to develop a cross sector set of privacy principles for online behavioral advertising in order to respond to the challenge issued today by the Federal Trade Commission for comprehensive industry self regulation. The cross-industry group represents the first [...]

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Search, Video, and Social Media Marketing Expert Gregory Markel Speaks at Southwestern Law School Conference on Web 2.0 Advertising Legal Issues

| January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments

Gregory Markel, CEO of Search and Digital Marketing Firm Infuse Creative, LLC, Was Part of a Panel at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles to Discuss the Impact of Product Placement, Sponsorship, Commenting, Blogging and Ad Linking in Film, Television, Video Games, Online Gaming, Social Media and Search Engine Marketing and Advertising LOS ANGELES – [...]

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Key Advertising Groups to Develop Privacy Guidelines for Online Behavioral Advertising Data Use and Collection

| January 21, 2009 | 0 Comments

NEW YORK – Four leading marketing and advertising industry associations announced that they are working together to develop enhanced self-regulatory principles for online behavioral advertising in order to address privacy concerns and to increase consumers’ trust and confidence in how online information is gathered and used. This cross-industry self-regulatory initiative represents the first time the [...]

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Cyber Communications, Inc. and 24/7 Real Media Announce Merger of their Subsidiaries DENTSU e-Link Inc. and KK 24-7 Search to Deliver Search Engine Marketing Services in Japan

| January 12, 2009 | 0 Comments

Merger between Search Engine Marketing Specialists Will Support Japan’s Largest Advertising Company and Market 24/7 Real Media’s Decide DNA® Technology to Dentsu’s and Other Agencies’ Clients NEW YORK & TOKYO – 24/7 Real Media, Inc. (“24/7”), the leading digital marketing company, and cyber communications, inc. (“cci”) (4788.T), Japan’s leading media representative company, announced the merger [...]

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Placecast Identifies the Top Digital Advertising Trends in 2009

| December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment

New Ways to Improve and Measure Ad Performance, Heightened Privacy Concerns and Online Video Are Trends to Watch SAN FRANCISCO – 1020 Placecast, the first online advertising solution to target highly sought-after audiences using location-based information across the Web, mobile, Wi-Fi networks and email, announced interactive advertising trends to watch in 2009. Trends to watch [...]

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24/7 Real Media and OgilvyOne enter Joint Venture to launch China’s ITOP Digital Advertising Network

| December 4, 2008 | 0 Comments

SHANGHAI, China – 24/7 Real Media, Inc., the leading digital marketing company, and OgilvyOne China’s ITOP Performance Marketing division, announced that they are entering a joint venture to create ITOP 24/7 – effective January 2009. Based in Beijing, ITOP 24/7 will be a Chinese display and contextual advertising network that will enable advertisers and publishers [...]

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